Archive for the ‘Platforms: iOS’ Category

Secret Exit Moves Away from Chillingo

November 12th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

This morning, Secret Exit informed players of the original Zen Bound game that the company has moved Zen Bound away from iPhone publisher Chillingo and started self-publishing the title and the successor.

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AppCon: Big App Productions – Hand Held MMO

November 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Richard Hasinki has been creating mobile games and apps for 11 years, starting with WAP and SMS based ones. He is experienced in J2me, Brew, Symbian, iPhone and Android amongst others. Right now, his success comes from an MMO.

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iOS 4.2 Rolling Out This Friday!?

November 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Following the release of several iOS 4.2 apps for iPad on the App Store, it looks like consumers can start enjoying iOS 4.2 as of this Friday. The new iTunes should be launching by tomorrow.

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The Dutch use Their iPad an Hour a Day

November 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to research from publisher Sanoma, Dutch consumers that own an iPad spend about an hour a day with the device. 25% of iPad owners also use it on the toilet.

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The Kinetik Reports First 111 Publishers to have Signed Up

November 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Though we announced The Kinetik only a two weeks ago, the service has already attracted 111 developers and publishers that are sharing traffic through the recommendation service.

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Apple to put NFC Chips in the iPhone 5!?

November 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

According to rumors, the iPhone 5 will be outfitted with NFC chips so it is able to communicate with other devices. NFC equipped phones are still rare items. Until now, that market has been dominated by Nokia.

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SPB Expands its Connected Gaming Network to iOS

October 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

SPB Software has announced the availability of SPB Online Games. SPB probably noticed the value with a lot of social gaming networks receiving investments or getting acquired lately.

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Angry Birds Halloween Sells a Million Downloads

October 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

In just six days after the launch, Rovio announced that Angry Birds Halloween and Angry Birds Halloween HD (iPad) have sold over a million copies on Apple’s App Store.

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Kinetik, a New Content Discovery Network from Denmark

October 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | 1 Comment »

The Kinetik doesn’t hook up with in-app advertising. Instead, the focus is on the ‘More Games’ section within your mobile game and use it for cross promotions.

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Apple Announced App Store & FaceTime for MacOSX

October 21st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

iOS developers that know a thing or two about development for the OSX platform should pay attention as Apple has announced to be opening an App Store for Mac owners.

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